Poor William's Almanack, February 19, 2006, Be A'Mused

Ben Franklin's bifocals Sunday, February 19, 2006

Composer Luigi Boccherini
[1743 - Luigi Boccherini, composer, cellist, born in Lucca, Italy]

Donner Party Rescue of Survivors
[1847 - Rescuers from Sutter's Fort, Sacramento, reach Donner Party survivors]

Writer Carson McCullers Carson McCullers' - The Heart Is Lonely Hunter
[1917 - Carson McCullers, writer, born in Columbus, Georgia]

WW-II Japanese Relocation Order
[1942 - President Roosevelt signs Executive Order for Japanese American internment]

[1943 - "Mama" Cass Elliot, singer, (Mamas & Papas), born in Baltimore, Maryland]

[1945 - U.S. Marines with naval support land on Iwo Jima]
Iwo Jima - landing force

Marines Iwo Jima landing - pinned down

[1945 - U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima Beachhead]

Be A'Mused

The Muse by Moreau

Sometimes the Muse spends an hour with me, but mostly she prefers the company of another man, or woman.

Roman mythology figure

William's Whimsical Words:

An hour with the Muse is like an eternity.